New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-14
MANY ROBBERIES UP TOWN.
ALARM IN CAPTAIN GUNNERs PRECINCT
por.D GANGS OF THIEVES oPEpATrSG-ONE POLICE

potD GANGS OF THIEVES OPEPATING-ONE POLICE
MAN MAKES A CArrrRE
There ia a reign OF terror" in Captain GUNNER
precinct on the East Side. caused by the bold depreda
tiuns OF thieves and hghwaymen In that neigoor"ou'
Comnlants have been coming I'm Police Headquarters
for the last two weeks robberes and ouragcs III
the Twenty seventh Precinct The latest complaint was
made last It OF attempt To ROB Chares
g. Keys wealthy merchant. who lives IN the klhgstoh
fat No. 131 East Seventy sxth-st. On sunday evening
Mrs KEYS was Of her rooms for lizzie whiie' III"
when she came home found the furniture In disorder
Turning quickly around she saw thick-snt man with
bundle In bis hand She let ont one piercing scream ana
then fell fainng the floor where she was afterwafd
found The thief became alarmed. dropped hs buhhle
and made his escape He had scaled the rear fence got
into the cellar, climbed up the lignt sha anu ioioo"
open the window.
Mira Keys mother-in law. Mrs. Elizabeth Keys VINO
lives Mt No 154 East Seventy ST. had an expert
ence with a thief at her home No 15f East Seventy
eighth at. on Saturday She answered ring NJ the
front doorbeII during the absence Of the servant and
was met nv negro who ston and well dressed ana
inquired for Mr. Lovelace. lie he'd his foot against te
door and snd rnly pushed Mrs. Keys aside and jumped
In the hall the harack There was nothing on IL ana
he ran qnckIy the street. This thief has been WORK
ing in a similar way in Seventy sixth. seventy seventh
ard seventy ss and has stolen large number OF
Overcoats.
Mrs Henry lives in the warrenton fiat house, NO.
e6j Park-ave She got Of the car ut Thiri-ave and
Seventy sevenh-s at dusk one evening last week on
her way home She had gone about Dlock when man
came M behind and mOtipned In menacing way enc
ran "a fast "a she could to her home n man whose
name could learned walked into the oyster mousse
No Iilt Third-avc night last - 'ek with bio"iy
face He said that he had been attacked by foo'pa III
Madison ave. but being something OF boxer was aoc
to beat tie thief of. Two women we're attacked AZ
Seventy ninth At. am Ffhaye. by thlek b"th
screamed and ran The thief chased them. ana W -" ne
got up close bch MI them rel pistol Both ne laic'
thnnght shot and came near faiIinR mo
the rect The thief cursed them ana ran Warl run
ave- when they got 10 their homes u VlGlan ponce
thought they had the who Wa doing M me pu'
ness u few nights The house OF william Lilor, AZ
No IIl5 Madisnnavc. has been robbed twice wthih =
year and police have been carcf lily wafc ing H.
hluccrat coming quickly dawn u" front |
stoop few evenings ago The man carrie ara "Vrlco'l
on hs arm. The officer stopped him. asked hIm VINO ne
was AMI where lie Ct the coat The man HiI'cl tlat |
the coat belonged IA him. o." that II di rot MAKE any
difference where IL from. The officer was NOT
sfed and the sniI: Well, take me- 10 Hnpcrlh
trnicnt Murray. house item" TIE ot"cer took MN
there aud his heart went down into his boots when he
learned that the James e. Labor me yonns icii
estate broker who recently married superintendent
MurTay's daughter.